Lockdown Vocabulary

A sickness that spreads throughout the world is called ...

• a pandemic

• an epidemic

• an infection

• an outbreak

This is when everyone must stay home and only go out for essential reasons. It is called being ...

• on your own

• on holiday

• in lockdown

• away from school

Slowing down the number of people getting Covid 19 each day is called ...

• community transmission

• contact tracing

• flattening the curve

• eliminating the virus

Which of these sentences is NOT true?

• A virus is very small.

• A virus can only multiply within a host cell.

• A virus can cause sickness.

• A virus is a living thing.

A dry cough, a fever and difficulty breathing are all ........... of Covid 19.

• causes

• symptoms

• results

Some people were afraid and bought lots and lots of toilet paper. This is called ..........

• getting ready

• supermarket shopping

• panic buying

• contact tracing

Supermarkets, pharmacies, medical workers, farm workers and courier drivers are some of the ....

• essential services

• important workers

• PPE

• life savers

This woman is wearing ......

• ABC

• PPE

• PEP

• special clothes

An important message in lockdown was, 'Be kind, stay home, save (a)   '

Older people and people who already have a sickness are called ........

• vulnerable people

• old and sick

• immuno compromised